Hank Azaria: 'The Right Thing To Do' With Apu

'Brockmire' star Hank Azaria shares his thoughts on the controversy surrounding Apu, the Indian-American character he voices on 'The Simpsons.'
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[@maxhydekyle2425]

Apu is a self made immigrant that owns a small business and is one of the nicest people in Springfield. What a horrible depiction of Indian people.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

That's what I got from it. He's an outsider to the moronic town of Springfield and he makes them look even more moronic and rips the s#!t out of those people that know or care less about the U.S.A. e.g. applying for citizenship he begins to answer what caused the Civil War and explains very detailed history of the period as the examiner gets impatient and advises," Just answer: Slavery." Apu: "Slavery it is, sir!"

[@baxtronx5972]

I know. The creator of the documentary has tricked everyone into jump starting his "career".

[@manojpalla1695]

kyle magaro don't worry we are fine. Some people are offended by everything. We watched white American stereotype characters,but we know not white Americans are like that. It's a comedy show,we laugh at ourselves too. We want Apu too

[@bigbadbirmz53]

I respect his decision....I knew a few Indian kids who were a minority in school get bullied so bad. Whenever they would speak the white guys would just mock there accent by speaking like Apu. They would say there Dad had a kwik e mart, when in fact he was a shop owner. They would throw stones at the shop window after school....pretty messed up. Hank knows his stereotyping of Apu contributed to racist bullying of south Asian kids at school. Apu represents the fuel for bullys to use to those Indian kids. Good on Hank to drop the character.

[@rbegum1952]

I think people are mad because the character is pushing stereotypes of India people and Asians as working in shops, having lots of children etc.

[@michaeldob9526]

Why is Apu character offensive? A hard working immigrant who was an engineer in the past but decided to open a convenient store, working 18 hrs a day, putting up with idiots like Homer and Snake. Staying true to his religious beliefs, getting married and staying honest to his family. Hank, there's nothing to apologize for.

[@miafrank5425]

From my experience (not so much now a days, because there is more representation of ethnic minorities in films and TV e.g. Crazy Rich Asians, Black Panther, Masters of None...but still not enough) in Britain, a lot of people use it as an excuse to be racist. I've experienced it first hand and I would appreciate it if you did not diminish these experiences as they were traumatising for me.@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT

[@miafrank5425]

@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT This is part of a bigger issue of the under and misrepresentation of ethnic minorities in Hollywood, which stems from the colonial gaze. Watch this and educate yourself on Whitewashing in Hollywood. And read Jeff Jaeckle's book 'Film Dialogue'. He explains racial profiling very clearly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHjdp3ind9uehpo

[@rahulkemp8347]

black life matter

[@angriff3626]

@@miafrank5425 Too toxic sjw is hateing and calling evrybody rasist.

[@angriff3626]

@@miafrank5425 we dont need change we are all fine. SJW ruined movie and gameing culture. Bitching around for a game being rasist for not haveing a black man in it and its set in 1218 in europe. You think that is normal and not toxic? There are 1000 more examples

[@butuh13]

It’s worth noting that Apu is one of the few consistently decent and virtous “people” on the show. He’s portrayed as kind, hard working, intelligent, and devoted to his wife.

[@purvisvandongen4258]

your statement is incorrect.

[@CW19941]

@Turd Ferguson Your statement is correct about his statement being correct😁

[@CW19941]

Its funny that this the only stereotype that they went after in the show. Lou is also played by Azaria and he sounds like the stereotypical "black" american. But that isn't offensive? People are just picking and choosing what is "offensive". Hank has no reason to apologize to please the "progressive" left. If your feelings are hurt take it like an adult and suck it up.

[@butuh13]

@@CW19941 I think the criticism of a stereotype is legitimate. I’m just not sure how genuinely offensive Indian people find this character. I guess I was suggesting that the vocal portrayal, however stereotyped it may be, is mitigated by other positive attributes of the characterization .

[@CW19941]

@@butuh13 I get your point there. It seems like anything else someone will be offended by it either way you slice it. But there are so many stereotypes in the show also. Is what it is. There are way more "offensive" cartoons then the simpsons definitely. People have the right to be offended by these stereotypes also.

[@jagdeepkaul1261]

I’m British Indian and I was deeply saddened at the cancellation of Apu. Honestly, other than Hadji from Jonny Quest, what other Indian cartoons are there? The answer is zero. Growing up as a kid of the 90s, I loved Apu and still do.

[@brittanys9706]

I'm sorry, it's nice to feel represented and many people, such as myself don't understand what it's like not to have representation. And I understand why other people dislike the representation. Hoping for more diverse shows and movies so everyone can have representation.

[@ThatManWasRightThereISwear]

Apu is the hardest working character on The Simpsons. He takes care of his family and children and they always treated him with respect.

[@Pilts82]

I wouldn't say they treated him with respect, and you're missing the point of what real life south Asians had to deal with (harassment, bullying) because of the mimicry from that show. It's ok you wouldn't know but acknowledge and respect the people who know it does

[@harlleygurrola8394]

We can ALL learn from Apu

[@klaudspeed]

i would say he was treated with the same amount of respect as any other stereotyped character on the show, wether it was a white blue collar sterotype, a rich white socialite stereotype, a white southern stereotype or stereotypes of non American cultures. I think the main difference was that his huge popularity made him often used in harasment and bullying. That and he was voiced by a white guy even though many white people still voice characters that arent white on popular shows and in popular movies. I feel like this is very complicated because half my family is Mexican and I love mexploitation movies. Maybe directors like Robert Rodriguez gets a "pass" just like how blaxploitation movies were largely driven and supported by the black community(less so now) but I also love satire of America as an American. Even as a kid watching the Triplets of Belleville, the scene in New York was one of my favorite scenes. This old channel I use is based around GTA which I love because of the American stereotypes and the satire of Amercan culture from a European perspective. I also enjoy the amazing actor James Hong who played characters that are still widely praised but were also blatantly racist stereotypes. Just how they drew his character in Mulan was racist, I feel. I still love that actor and his characters though. I think Hank Azaria is smart and made a good decision as a performer to change his performance to better fit a wider audience. That being said, I also respect a few smart comedians that refuse to change their style of comedy. I dont think Norm Macdonald was offensive but he made jokes about racism, sexism, homosexuality and disabilities so I understand not wanting to hear it. Im glad that he never changed his style even though our culture changed over the decades and his platform shrinked because of it. It's really really complicated.

[@jacksonrj14]

White people loves apu because he represents all the stereotype of the model minority immigrant

[@youtubecommenter37]

Indians are largely underrepresented in media so people take apu as a broad gross representation of Indian people. Nobody sees homer or burns or mod as representative of white people because white people are the status quo. I went to middle school and high school with three Indian kids. They constantly had Apu jokes thrown in their face. By white kids. And not in a good way. It was constant. One of them asked my friend, a white girl to prom. She was a horrible person but she said no and then told everyone that Apu asked her out. White people are writing Apu jokes. A white dude is doing the voice. And white people are telling Indian people to have thicker skin

[@RockNRollTrueStories2]

i want to throw up over this controversy and I'm east indian. Who cares lots of indians own convenience stores, it's a true stereotype.

[@joby92]

hey thanks for your input, official spokesperson for Indians everywhere.

[@RockNRollTrueStories2]

NahYoChill you’re welcome

[@arandombard1197]

Well his opinion is as equally as valid as anybody elses. If one Indian guy says its offensive and one says it isn't, who do we decide is right? Do we ban anything that any person finds offensive? I find the British stereotypes on american tv to be quite offensive and outdated. But the difference is, I choose to accept that its just comedy.

[@MeidoVegeta]

Random Ashe reason helps.

[@vitowash3687]

You are a a true stereotype!

[@domydishes]

portraying an indian as polite, a family man, a business owner and hard working.. HOW DARE THEY

[@greenwalrus2223]

AND: He has a PHD in computer science.....

[@raysmusic49]

I know!

[@ItsMeQuill]

Stop lying.

[@Jill_of_trades]

... Apu had an affair but you are right....I think you (like many) disliked the idea of Apu no longer being a part of The Simpsons... If the creators of The Simpsons had changed a few serious inaccuracies about Indian convenience store owners (e.g. they do not sell expired food fraudently) the character of Apu would have been more approved of by me... I do hope he comes back but I hope he is not a character who misrepresents Indian male convenience store owners and men... I hope his surname is clarified because it is really offensive (making fun out of South Indians who are known to have long surnames). I state as an Indian (born in the West)

[@mr.manes88]

@@Jill_of_trades "had changed a few serious inaccuracies about Indian convenience store owners (e.g. they do not sell expired food fraudently)" I never read that corruption as unique to Indians because EVERYONE in the simpsons is corrupt. From Mayor Quimby to Dr. Nick Riviera to Homer himself whenever he starts a business. Springfield is plagued with sketchy people.

[@jasrajsinghbhinder5033]

The right thing to do with Apu, Mr Azaria, is to keep voicing him!!!

[@randybarnett2308]

Apu is my favorite Simpsons character.

[@JohnnyApollo]

His normal voice sounds like moe if he had a good education

[@justindot4887]

many people in the world come from all educational backgrounds and- not all - but many - who do have a good education. can do bad things.. even Zuckerburg sold us out

[@ianmaclean3039]

Dumb people do bad things too. What a great demonstration of that classical skepticism of intellect. Yikes.

[@Xegethra]

Anyone can do bad, anyone can do good, anyone who sounds like turd can be really nice, and vise versa.

[@marcpower4167]

Well Moe's voice originated from a bad Al Pacino impression.

[@tashanmann05]

I am Indian and almost 20% of India's population which is around a whooping 200 million grew up watching Simpsons and although Appu was offensive but we loved it.We understood that American comedy is generally offensive,it targets everyone and not just Indians.It's ok....Offense is an essence of comedy.As an Indian I feel offended by an Indian stereotype but at the same time I enjoy a white guy,black,Latino,russian etc stereotypes put into a joke.I have so many relatives and friends who are American citizens,No body really cared about or got offended over Simpsons.Everyone understands that political correctness should stay out of comedy.

[@bikramjitbiswas9478]

200 mllion indians watched simpsons? lmaoo you crazy- don't give out random stats like that & stop being an apologist

[@protech4192]

200 m indians never watched simpons.....i am an indian and i never every watched simpsons .....and dont intend to....not bcos of some political affliation or a race....it just that i dont really like to watch.

[@thedirtiestdan8952]

I agree 100%

[@anonymousanthropoid]

kuch bhi

[@jcarlosquebrado6716]

How us Apu offensive? This is saddening to hear. It's not a stereotype anymore than an evil rich white guy, or fat policeman, or a kilt wearing European immigrant. Please, get over blaming TV for your problems. Apu is not a stereotype, he's a role model.

[@BlensonPaul]

As a Indian I am saying you will be doing great disservive if you give in to PC BS, Comedy should not have any boundaries. Only blame goes to bullies and snowflakes.

[@hopebgood]

Apart from the fact that I don't like the phrases "woke" and "snowflakes" I agree with you Blenson. Apu has always been portrayed as one of the most likeable and successful people in The Simpsons. I'm gay and here in the UK some shows have already said they will only have gay actors portraying gay characters. I think that's ridiculous.

[@corporalclegg914]

Apu has had the grandest character arc or anyone else on t he show. and, he hangs out with Paul McCartney. he’s a true hero, not a flawed hero like so many others on the show.

[@aye_its_karate6169]

As a white guy from Tennessee, you are absolutely right, my Indian friend. As long as it’s not intentionally mean or as long as it’s not racist with the intent to offend, it’s all good.

[@Ishbu101]

You are Indian...not Indian American...you do not speak for us

[@natemurray311]

@@Ishbu101 But I met plenty of them that do! Apu represented the American dream. One of if not the best character in the show. And I know a lot of American Indians that really enjoyed him and enjoyed the Cleveland Indians as well. You guys just seem to speak louder because negativity always speaks louder than positivity. Bad news spreads fast. Comedy should have mostly No boundaries and at times make everybody feel a little uncomfortable. As long as they make fun of their self and everybody else is fair game. If it's in good fun it's okay.

[@DoubleM-hf6ih]

Apu is the coolest character. One of my favorites.

[@slyjokerg]

I am offended by the appropriation of 70s culture when he does Disco Stu's voice.

[@chieftp]

Disco Stu likes disco music. Disco Stu doesn't need to advertise.

[@daskitten1]

Yeah we want justice for Disco Stu, & what about poor "Pizza Guy" a blatant racial stereotype who doesn't even have a name!?!

[@ryanhoward3383]

Not to mention Fat Tony Fat Tony gives off being a question that Americans of Italian ancestry are mobsters. That is just expensive the controversy

[@ryanhoward3383]

Offensive :)😡😵

[@christoffersundberg8689]

And the way they mock scots with groundskeeper Willie. Like all scotsmen have red hair and beard!

[@helmsly2010]

Apu always seemed like one of the more positive characters to me. He was shown to be kind, intelligent and had a tremendous amount of patience to put up with the different people that came into his store over the years. He was hard working (there was a long running joke that he worked 24 hour shifts at times) cared for his famiy and owned his own business. It feels stupid to me that the entire character is being portrayed as a nasty racist stereotype. I honestly feel just the director of that "Problem with Apu' documentary trying to jump start his career by starting controversy over nothing. It's all pretty shameful to be honest.

[@bonniehowell4259]

I agree. Besides the episode where he cheated in his wife, he always seemed like a stand up guy who valued his traditions and beliefs

[@bonniehowell4259]

I agree. Besides the episode where he cheated in his wife, he always seemed like a stand up guy who valued his traditions and beliefs

[@thecollector4332]

@@bonniehowell4259 And even then he seemed incredibly troubled by that and worked to redeem himself.

[@ryanhoward3383]

He wasn't even a one-dimensional stereotype. If you want to see those types, take a look at Luigi the Italian chef and Cletus the slack-jawed yokel.

[@deborahkildare9651]

He even put up with snake!

[@vitowash3687]

Save Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.

[@Jill_of_trades]

....I think you (like many) disliked the idea of Apu no longer being a part of The Simpsons... If the creators of The Simpsons had changed a few serious inaccuracies about Indian convenience store owners (e.g. they do not sell expired food fraudently) the character of Apu would have been more approved of by me... I do hope he comes back but I hope he is not a character who misrepresents Indian male convenience store owners... I hope his surname is clarified because it is really offensive (making fun out of South Indians who are known to have long surnames). I state as an Indian (born & raised in the West) who had South Indian schoolfriends.

[@lalithaviswanathan6495]

@@Jill_of_trades this is a really nice outlook on it!

[@kodiakwallander1728]

@@Jill_of_trades ITS A FUCKING SATIRE THEY DONT NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING ITS A FUCKING TV ANIMATED SHOW THEY DONT NEED TO LOOK LIKE REAL PEOPLE AT ALL. THERE IS YELLOW PEOPLE.

[@Nuisance_Bear]

@@kodiakwallander1728 take a deep breath.

[@kodiakwallander1728]

@@Nuisance_Bear Yeah but they make me sick

[@Chels7052]

Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart ? ..... I doooooooo :’(

[@MajorPayne175]

America NEEDS the Kwik-E-Mart. America NEEDS Apu.

[@Jancan20]

I am Indian and it doesn't offend me. We are proud to be one of the most successful groups in North America, we are doctors,engineers, lawyers, CEO's, cabbies,buissness owners etc.

[@LiveMusicOntario]

My mother was a Brit stationed in India as WWII ended and I grew up hearing only good things about the character of the soldiers she was patching up. Then as an adult I was surrounded by South Asians doing just fine in various fields. I just don't happen to have any as close friends so I can't say "Some of my best friends are South Asians." :) I had to have critics of a fictional animated TV show inform me that these people need special care not to have their feelings hurt.

[@C0DFR3AK11]

People are people at the end of the day regardless of what they look like. Anyone can be nice... Stop attaching race to things

[@PlutoTracks]

AJ yea, but guilt ridden white people want you to know they care!

[@SuperJohn12354]

He's actually not just a business owner but has a degree in computer science, and that was before the IT boom in India.

[@yuritcardenas5080]

Prince Naseem Todas Las profeciones son honrosas

[@joemcjoe8382]

Four minutes in I still thought there might be a punchline. Colbert's transition from comedian to High School principal is getting more and more difficult to watch.

[@johnmac91]

Colbert was a comedian?

[@WakaWaka2468]

@@johnmac91 The bar is pretty low nowadays

[@Thedarkknight2244]

As an Indian, not offended. Infact Apu is cool. Bits that come to mind are when he goes off at skinner about his Jurassic Park knock off novel. Also, when he says being shot two times that almost made him late for work as a result 😂 - implying, of course, that Indians are dedicated workers and of course love their pop culture.

[@kevinbonin6173]

Bumblebee 🐝 man. Dios mio no!

[@darrylrashotte9731]

Apu is a hardworking man who loves his family, in a show where the majority of characters are over dramatized stereotypes Apu is very non offensive

[@nashym17]

Exactly, but people don’t get it.

[@sg04f]

maybe you should watch this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Problem_with_Apu

[@nashym17]

@@sg04f why would I watch an entire documentary about a freaking cartoon character on a show. Also let me correct what I said before, maybe it is slightly offensive, but the Simpson’s has offended practically every type of person you could think of. That’s what comedy is and if people don’t get that, then that’s just sad.

[@sg04f]

@@nashym17 I don't think it is as simple as the way you put it (especially "...Simpson’s has offended practically every type of person you could think of. That’s what comedy is..") and that is why I suggested that you watch the documentary. Now please do not get me wrong, I am not telling you what to do (and I can only care less) but if you are genuinely interested in hearing both sides of the story and why exactly people are offended then perhaps the docu will help.

[@nashym17]

@@sg04f okay fair enough, but you said “And I can only care less” but the saying is “I couldn’t care less” because if you could care less then that means that you still care.

[@into_the_void]

Im from India and I personally love apu as a character , I've watched seasons 1 to 20 at least 5 times over . I really don't get how people could form views on a certain ethnicity based on an animated comedy / satire TV show I honestly think we can have a laugh watching such characters and still respect each other's cultures when we interact with eachother in real life. A lack of cultural sensitivity amongst people can't be blamed on a TV show , it's the people that's the problem. Education is the answer. Thank you , come again

[@batt3ryac1d]

Vivek Venkatachalam not to mention Apu is one of the best developed characters outside the main cast.

[@dominiquedcosta]

I love your comment! Well said!

[@mohammedmustafa9518]

Try living in America and being compared to this character everyday. No one watches Bollywood here bruh.

[@ii-lq8qb]

You can love a show while still acknowledging Apu was the ONLY South Asian representation for decades and generations of South Asian Americans have been bullied and endured racism because of a caricature on TV.

[@aleahdodson1889]

I liked old apu

[@akhilaramesh6138]

Come on guys, I'm Indian and the simpsons is an old show. I never found apu offensive when I did watch the simpsons. Seriously... let it go.

[@Inaworldoflove]

Akhila Ramesh offensive to 1st generation indian-americans

[@Sahasrmankotwal]

Not to you because you live in India. But for an Indian living outside, this was their only representation on such a huge scale. I was often racially discriminated and called apu or asking where did you park your elephant or have your parents find a wife for you and many other stuff. So dont act as if you know what other people went through just because you didnt found it offensive.

[@st0n3p0ny]

@@Sahasrmankotwal "Where did you park your elephant" might be the funniest racial insult ever. And a self respecting Indian American would laugh at it. IMO. You're not a victim. You're just weak enough to be brainwashed to want to pretend to be a victim. Apu was a beloved American icon, and you don't deserve to associate with him.

[@Sahasrmankotwal]

Ungha Bungha then y do black people get offended when you call the n***a or mexican gets offended on toilet jokes or asian people hets offended on their eye jokes. Stop giving me that bullshit that it is ok for you so its ok for everyone else. Ofc it doesnt bother me now as i have matured and simpsons is not that relevant now as it used to be but i would never want my kids to be stereotyped like that. Plus i know it doesnt bother you anyways so stop trying to act mighty.

[@Sahasrmankotwal]

raiden z ofc it didnt happen to you so it never existed

[@TrustATinOwl]

Pain and suffering from a voice in a cartoon? I cannot believe I'm hearing this shit.

[@gen2886]

They had the Mexican bee.. the irish man.. the black boxer.. the list goes on.. get over it

[@herrikudo]

gen nye willy is scottish but point still stands

[@ramonguevara3118]

gen nye The Mexican bee was inspired by a real Mexican comedian called El Chaplin Colorado who dresses up in a suite just like bubble be man and you don't se mexican getting offended lol they even love speedy Gonzales... the only people getting offended are snowflake middle class babies haha

[@calvinclarke1766]

Also, White trailer park family, the Italian mob, and a Jewish entertainer (Kusty), people are too sensitive these days

[@calvinclarke1766]

Joe Holiday Republicans are too, make a joke about Christianity and see how fast they get their panties in a brunch, society as a whole is soft

[@breezy957]

herrikudo there is an Irish catholic in one episode

[@luckyfil006]

I am Italian. I have never been offended with the Chef or Fat Tony. I never associated a cartoon Apu' with real Indian people. They made him a loveable character.

[@Twhistle]

You may not, which is good. And most people probably don’t. That doesn’t mean there aren’t others who associate him with actual Indian people and there aren’t racists who use this character as fuel.

[@Gilmaris]

@@Twhistle They would use _anything_ as fuel. If Gandhi was the only Indian they knew about, they'd bully Indians by calling them Gandhi. You know, just like there's nothing racist about Pocahontas, she was an actual historical character, but then you have people like Trump who nevertheless manage to turn it around as a pejorative. It's not the character who is to blame.

[@aloysiousdavis9476]

@@Twhistle Why should I let a few jerks without brains stop me from enjoying my favourite show in its purest?

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

​@@Twhistle people with a brittle spirit are put at the forefront of utter nonsense today. There is nobody offended by Apu, except for those with a brittle spirit.

[@will.a.benjamin]

Apu is one of the most virtuous characters on the show. You'd think he was a villain the way these hypersensitive people managed to ruin him.

[@Chiledyz]

So Willie & Bumblebee Man? Nothing?

[@Chiledyz]

And let's not forget Luigi the chef

[@TequilaSnakke]

I'd be offended by bumblebee man but whenever I catch a glimpse of daytime local t.v. which is rare, I just think... Damn.

[@lostinlucidity]

SJWs: Take Apu out of the Simpsons Also SJWs: the Simpsons have no indian representation

[@jannoj2921]

Now Simpsons are racist for not having indian person. Oopsie woopse, another stupid problem for SJWs, that in reality isn't even a problem.

[@ItsMeQuill]

I'm Indian. We don't care for any "representation" I personally don't give 2 sh!ts about all this representation bullsh!t. Get rid of Apu ! Also, SJWs don't give a f about Indians or Asians. When it's either an Indian or Asian being made fun off no one cares...but when it's some other races ...there are cancellations. Not saying anyone should be cancelled...just pointing out the bias. For some reason it's okay to make fun of certain races while for others, it's not. I hate Apu and I'm glad he's gone.

[@simonarmstrong3105]

They dont, the guy who voiced apu wasnt indian and thats why it was wrong

[@bobbob5255]

Jesus Christ grow a pair, apu is more than a stereotype he is a character with stories and arcs to him. He has is probably the most empathetic character in the Simpsons, and if you don't like stereotypes what about homer you gonna get offended by him, of course not. It's a fucking show ment too entertain people. And for you to say a character like apu is just a stereotype then you clearly haven't watched the show, he is more than that.

[@chillyourself5208]

Make Apu Great Again

[@JaysFanToronto]

Man, what happened to late night comedy? That whole segment was so cringy, in a self-flagellating sort of way.

[@HipHopAn0n]

Late night comedy turned into late night virtue signalling

[@paft]

Everyone is too scared to say anything other than siding with this PC BS culture. I bet that isn't even really how Hank truly feels.

[@j.p.walkman9671]

This is actually funny. For almost 30 years Simpsons has been on the air. It's only now Apu has recently become a problem. Seriously. I hate to tell you this America but in the Simpsons.... Everyone is a Stereotype. I'm actually Australian and i've never been offended with the show cause i've always known it's a cartoon and before there was a Family Guy, American Dad, Rick and Morty, South Park, there was The Simpsons. Which was very controversial in the 90's. Even when they made fun of Australia I just laughed. Now it's offensive? Are you for real. Don't have a cow man!

[@ii-lq8qb]

Apu was the ONLY South Asian representation for decades. Generations of South Asians have been bullied and endured racism amplified by a caricature on TV. Learn when to stay out of a conversation.

[@j.p.walkman9671]

i i It's obvious you're upset by this comment and i'm sorry. Just consider this Groundskeeper Willie is Scottish. He is the only Scottish representation on the show and yet no one seems to have a problem with it. I also feel the bullying is not right and some of it may be because of The Simpsons but I don't believe it is the sole reason. Once again it is cartoon. If people are offended by a caricature then just don't watch it. As for the buliies just ignore them. Also Apu is doing quite well for himself. Most Indians i've talked to here in Australia have 2 to 3 jobs. Apu has one job, has a cool car, he lives in a 2 storey house, he can provide income for his wife and 8 kids. He's doing quite well for someone who isn't considered royalty.

[@gamefreak457]

i i You and all the other sjw libtards try to find something offensive in everything. This person was right, every character on the show is a stereotype in some way. If south asians were bullied I can guarantee you it’s not because of some secondary character on an animated series. Some of the stereotypes of Apu are common among real life Indians and other south Asians. It’s a common stereotype that an Indian male will own or work in a convenience store, and that’s because a lot of them do. Look up the Indian comedian Russell Peters. He acknowledges the truths in a lot of these stereotypes and makes jokes about them.

[@pinkelephantsheffalumpsand276]

Preach

[@suzanne5807]

I was actually quite offended when they did the episode where bart went to Australia, because they stereotyped us as thieves. Seriously, all the things about Australia that are well known and they choose to make it look like we're all thieves?

[@tzisorey]

Wow, 30 years of The Simpsons. That means Hank Azaria must be, like, 60 by now. He looks good for that age.

[@CharanH]

He's 53.

[@HiccupMastersucks]

54 now, this video was posted on his birthday!

[@JB-xl2jc]

Damn. Voicing a Simpson’s character by 23.

[@Mbq-sh6bj]

He's done shirtless scenes in some movies. The guy works out.

[@msmith2687]

Tzisorey Tigerwuf It’s so sad that America has become so politically correct it’s lost its sense of humour.

[@solomonerhardt]

Nothing wrong with Apu, one of the funniest in the show!

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

I'm offended that a grown woman is voice a 13 year old boy.

[@FrankDrive]

Comedy 2018

[@codediporpal]

RIP

[@GraeHall]

Like every year before it, people discussing comedy causes others to declare comedy is dying or dead. Because we're just a bunch of whingers :P

[@PlutoTracks]

Grae Hall discussing comedy when you deem a fictional character an issue that must be addressed?

[@windows.95]

Thank you Apu, come again. 1990-2018 ;_;7

[@mark63424able]

windows95 Nice

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

internet explorer. uh, not so nice!

[@kyliej4731]

Can you imagine Black Sabbath apologizing to Jerry Falwell for their music? Or Too Live Crew asking forgiveness from Tipper Gore? Crap ... I shouldn't have brought that up. Oh, well. Throw another book on the barbie.

[@aaryas6821]

Reminds me of all the times (100+) people have teased me with "thank you come again" with a goofy-toned accent.

[@Rickuo]

Je suis Apu!

[@dignityputnam6641]

An immigrant here from Eastern Africa who is often times mistaken for being Indian. Came to the grand Ol' U.S. at age eight. I don't know the language. Went to a ghetto school where the teachers were sincere but the students were simply horrible. I didn't learn much from that elementary school I was at, so what I would do after school was dismissed is head over to my TV, turn it on and watch the Simpsons and Dragon Ball Z with close caption on. I would follow the dialogue and try to associate the text words to it. That is what helped me learn English! Not school. Not anything else. To this day, I watch the Simpsons and love it to death (although the real death began about some 18 seasons ago when it started to piss on its golden age :,( I love Apu, and I think Hank is a humble dude who has done an amazing job of voice acting the character. I will admit that I'm a liberal, but I have been eerily fighting lately against the same group of people who purport to be helping somebody of my skin complexion and 'oppressed experience.' Please don't speak for me. Because my experience has been nothing but positive with the Apu character, and I want to thank Hank for giving platform to someone who is of a similar complexion. In short, I am incredibly appreciative of all that the Simpsons has done for me and I genuinely ask any type of liberalism force that tries to re-define what it has been for millions of people over the years, to kindly go fuck yourself. Apu is a great character and the show has personally been for me an incredibly meaningful and positively impactful cartoon series!

[@SpywareEverywhere]

sounds like you are very close to getting red-pilled. congrats. Far left identity racial politics will destroy western society.

[@TriRacialAmericana]

agreed, just like far right. Neither are even close to being red pills.

[@maxhydekyle2425]

I hope you didn't get too much English from dbz or you must've been screaming a lot in school.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

I’m a liberal and I agree with you. Authoritarian, self-righteous liberals reflect badly on all of us. They may mean well, but they are choosing to fight the wrong battles. When the character was created, he was revolutionary, because there were very few Indian characters on television. Apu has a lot of great qualities - he’s a protagonist. I think he should be celebrated, instead of reviled. I absolutely despise when people try to inflict their politics on art. Art shouldn’t have to make everyone feel 100% comfortable. Even if Apu was an antagonist, The Simpson’s is a work of art. Artists should not be forced to change their vision just because some people don’t get it, or wish it was different, or don’t feel 100% happy and comfortable with the way something is portrayed. All humour, and all art, deals with aspects of society that some people will, inevitably, find uncomfortable. Think about stand-up comedians - the funniest ones deal with taboo subjects. Uncomfortable truisms are often funny. I’ve had comedians make fun of me for being blonde, for being American, for being white, and so on, and I never get offended, even though they’ve done it using American/blonde/white stereotypes. I know that those stereotypes don’t describe me, and I also know that the comedians don’t think that all, or even most blondes/Americans fit those stereotypes. But then, I am able to laugh at myself - I quite enjoy it, in fact. I think it’s something that everyone should learn to do. If people want a different Indian-American cartoon character on television, they can make their own art, their own show, in which the characters conform to their own empty, meaningless rules. I’ve noticed that regressive leftists have been trying to change a lot of art recently, so that it conforms with their ideals. This is not only wrong, it is both extremely worrying, and authoritarian. Art should be left alone, to be admired or reviled by the viewer, and left open to interpretation, both positive and negative. The onus should not be on the artists to conform to someone else’s vision, nor should artists have to maintain the impossible standard of pleasing all people, all of the time. Art should not have to be politically correct, and the best art often isn’t. Authoritarianism is increasing on both the right and left, albeit, in different ways. This really worries me, because ALL authoritarianism is regressive, and an impediment to creativity, empathy, and human progress...regardless of which side it’s on.

[@Auriam]

Well said.

[@fridanova5601]

Hank Azaria is so talented! I'm always so amazed at all the different voices he can do.

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

But that's not allowed.

[@KalvinEllis]

Bart is voiced by a woman. Are they going to rectify this "problem" too?

[@PlutoTracks]

KalvinEllis shhhh you're exposing flaws in the shitty logic of these hacks. Just go along with the narrative they're presenting, because it will make you a good person!

[@monkeydust100]

FFS the Simpsons is nothing but stereotypes, get over it

[@mensrea1974]

Slippery slope. Simpsons is a family show so I get it but at what point do you change Willie, Cletus, Homer, because they are stereotypes that could potentially offend someone? Then you have a dead show.

[@stuartward1755]

Successful small business owner Legal immigrant Loving husband and father Proud 2nd amendment supporter It no wonder the left hates Apu

[@gz9975]

Whoa it's Phoebe's David!!

[@kreativepulp8760]

Greg Gammago You didn't know? He had such an endearing role as David, didn't he? I particularly love him on the eve of the proposal, where he has to fight off Mike for Phoebe's hand. 😍😍 Too cute.

[@jenniferwebb5954]

All the way from Minsk :)

[@DomVandelay]

I'm triggered that people are triggered by Apu. Do people not understand comedy? Look at all of the best comedians of the past 60 years. They all have race related jokes in their routine. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Lenny Bruce, Eddie Murphy, Dave Chappelle and many many more all used humor that involved race. That's why these comedians (especially Richard Pryor) really broke the barrier and people of any ethnicity could have a laugh. So Aziz Ansari makes fun of Indian stereotypes 50% of his performance and people love him, what makes the Simpsons having ONE Indian character on their show any worse. It's ridiculous, have a laugh people and enjoy life.

[@UncleBman]

Come on! What next, we make Homer smarter, Cheif Wiggum competent, Ned.. what about Ned? Relax people, time and time again Hapu has been shown to be more cultured and intelligent than all but Lisa.

[@Inaworldoflove]

5:15 the way he says “ad campaign” sounds like Moe! Lol

[@DanSwanson2070]

It's much apu about nothing.

[@kerrykatona6478]

Apu is a wonderful character, I remember as a kid I was actually educated by some episodes where they explored his culture and religion. He's just a cool guy who loves to party, if anything his character breaks down bad stereotypes about Asian people and replaces them with light humour that we can all relate to.

[@leafleap]

I'm Swedish and I'm offended by the Swedish chef from the muppets. We sound nothing like that. I know that he is a fictional character in a kids show, a caricature that only mimics the way we sound, that he is in no way trying to offend anyone or in any way trying to make fun of us swede, that he is simply trying to make people laugh with his silly ways... but I don't care. From here on out they should hire real swedes to write new and accurate dialogue and make him seem like a real swede, completely ruining the simplicity and charm of the original character and in turn making him completely unfunny, but at-least people like me wont be offended anymore... See how shit everything becomes with this kind of mentality? Stop being offended by absolutely everything people, grow a thicker skin.

[@sandman5522]

One of my best friends is from Pakistan, and Apu is his favorite character. In fact, he dressed as him for Halloween this year.

[@rocksgio]

He seems like a good dude. He came in with the best of intentions, heard the criticism on his work, and took it constructively. So many people in Hollywood would've thrown a hissy fit if they were in his shoes (much like many fans have), but he just took it in stride

[@roshanshinde1755]

People should realize that these indian american don't necessarily represent indian views.I find the character of appu hilarious. If we continue to censor everything because someone feels offended,then sadly we are ruining our own progess. P.S: I am an indian(who lives in india).

[@WolfataDoor]

I’m just sitting back, waiting for the day the world stops entertaining the madness of SJWs.

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

hush. you are hurting my special snowflake feelings.

[@ArmoniteQL]

I wish someone would start hunting SJWs in real life, they are ruining everything that was once good.

[@mr.magister5531]

I found this brilliant summary of Apu: Apu teaches that tolerance toward other faiths and ways of life is important. He is vegan, Hindu, he is a hard working family man raising 8 children the best he can. He provides for his lovely wife whom he has not oppressed and out under his thumb. We all know he will listen to her wisdom if she offers it. He goes to great lengths often, to help his community. He is the best citizen that town ever had and that was made evident in that beautiful and hilarious episode about proposition 24. He spoke about the pain of the pressure to forsake his heritage and in the end it was his dedication which led to his citizenship. He remained true to his heritage ever after and continued to share moral lessons to all the town about many different things. He is or was the ONLY "problematic" character that painted the illegal immigrant, immigrant, and immigrated citizen, as the type of person you want in your community. APU must not be retired off, if he goes, the whole show must go along with all re-runs permanently! America is an insane place, full of insane people. Apu is not one of them. The Simpsons is finished if they succumb to to this madness!

[@TruBluC]

Well said! 😊

[@soumyadipadhikari5801]

Nicely said but the only incorrect thing is that Apu is vegetarian not vegan

[@doc_ssm]

Lactovegeterian*

[@jujijiju6929]

What an idiotic take. Had someone yelled at you "Thank you! Come again" at you while you're going about your business you would know. If you're not Indian stfu.

[@lukewaggoner6520]

look at steven crowder video

[@t_sekicz]

When you close your eyes you just have a feeling you are at Moe’s lol

[@sathanas420]

i hear chief wiggum lol

[@CrumBummin]

After shaking Hank's hand at the end of the segment, Colbert should've said "thank you come again, we'll be right back everybody"

[@nashym17]

Ahhh yes that would’ve been the best😂

[@danbushnell8043]

Gold

[@daviddyson7359]

Apu is cool. A very funny and well developed character. His family members are cool. Some of the best lines in the Simpsons were uttered by him. Apu isn’t demeaning to anyone! Stephen and the Woke Pathologically Offended Club are really off base with this one. Shame.

[@ss11111ss]

No one watches Simpsons anymore

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

i don't really know anyone who even watches tv. everyone has gone mobile or to streaming platforms like youtube. seriously.

[@ss11111ss]

U did u have no friends

[@Sebmpg]

Dammit this world is going to shit...

[@arielvaldez7793]

90% of the offended people aren’t even minorities, let alone Indian. Learn to take a joke and stop trying to cancel everything that’s funny.

[@BiRDiEHere]

Well said my friend. Well said.

[@enednas801]

comedy is gonna take a big dive this decade due to the woke virtue signalling cancel culture.

[@nimbly1693]

People are offended by ethnic cartoon characters, and pictures of minorities on boxes of rice? In the words of Otto, "Man, this things really getting out of hand". You'll notice nobody cares about groundskeeper Willy being portrayed by someone not Scottish, or Moe the bartender being portrayed by a non-Slavic person. You will also note that nobody cares about Lucky Charms.

[@nwonomad]

Bleeding gums Murphy? Dr Hibbert? Mike Tyson? The crazy cat Lady? Ned Flanders? Smithers? These characters are all offensive if you are a snowflake, the whole concept of the Simpsons is that it's a bunch of over exaggerated stereotypes...America has no idea what to believe anymore

[@nimbly1693]

@@nwonomad Yep! I don't get how so many people have so little a life that they have nothing better to concern themselves with than if the person voicing a character is the same race.

[@nwonomad]

@@nimbly1693 I remember when it was a skill to do accents, Robin Williams built a career off doing funny accents

[@williamg209two]

Hank I love you, but dont get rid of apu

[@53bunnies]

This looks like the end of the Simpsons because of professional offence takers.

[@madamechaos5800]

53bunnies STFU. The Simpsons is a shit show that hasn't been good in over a decade. It needs to be put out of its misery.

[@bigol9223]

I agree with both of you

[@12309.]

First world accomplishments. Being offended by everything. Too much time on people’s hands, clearly.

[@dillanhill4439]

How long will PC culture spread?

[@saygoodbyetoprivacy]

Until the desired effect is achieved. That being an authoritarian leftist government in which all speech is hate speech, and hate speech is not free speech, so dissent can be more easily crushed.

[@MegaTamer111]

as long as socialism is around. only was to cure it is by throwing the socialist in the middle east with all the friendly Muslims they love. wonder how long it will take before the locals cut their heads and fuck their corpse

[@ash3rr]

As Socrates said, with complete freedom eventually comes degeneration, government transforms to totalitarianism. Paraphrasing... You get the drift

[@kraken138]

There is nothing offensive about Apu, but the one really thrashing bigoted portrayal on The Simpsons is the country rube characters.

[@eddiehe7454]

Says who? White people?

[@kraken138]

@@eddiehe7454 Anybody with a working brain would agree, bigot. It is demonstrably true.

[@EM33700]

I think there needs to be a petition to bring Hank back to Apu.

[@someyoungguyjohnson7239]

Well, now's a good time for me to stop watching the Simpson's, a little long in the tooth anyhow. My wife, who's Indian, will stop too. She really enjoyed Apu, and is deeply sad America is becoming so self conscious and clearly losing it's edge.

[@Pippemi]

Do we really need to go through the list of stereotypes on the Simpsons and ‘remove’ them? Maggie would be the only person left in Springfield.

[@PvtChuff]

ffs

[@blueeyes4621]

Do people understand the simpsons is a cartoon its not real. PC GONE FUCKING CRAZY

[@zainubaali6704]

I am of Indian decent and I love Apu, I like the idea of transitioning Apu’s accent into something more authentic. Please don’t take the character away.

[@teddybeerlepel1]

Controversy sells. There's a lot of money being made with this story right now.

[@pop64752]

I’m Indian , and I find apu pretty entertaining

[@HipHopAn0n]

But lots of white people think he's offensive........so shouldn't you shut up and listen to them?

[@dantaylor7344]

So when is Nancy Cartwright stepping down as Bart being a woman doing a male characters voice? You know fair's fair and all that.

[@sauravMAitra96]

i'm indian...hank does an amazing job as apu

[@patwaddington]

Who remembers the episode back in the 90’s when The Simpsons go to Australia and the writers took the absolute piss out of Aussies. I’m Australian and that episode was ducking hilarious.

[@TheAmateurEditor]

One of my all time favourite Simpsons jokes was from that episode: Mr Simpson please! Disparaging the boot is a bootable offence!

[@XuliusCaesar]

Cause Aussies still understand how humour works. The PC media has cometely forgotten that.

[@vaibhavsharma8461]

CAUSE, Apu was marginalized, stereotyped and wasnt there just for an episode or season

[@pifuskinz]

When i do an indian accent, the first thing i say to warm up, is "Thank you come again."

[@nomarcarter3645]

As a child of a Indian/Scottish father, and knowing the culture. The Indo-Americans have to first give up their cast system before they judge a fictional character from the Simpsons. If they had a similar show as the Simpsons they will make fun of the Anglo Americans, and all other Americans.

[@philipgodsworth4764]

A better idea would be to kill the show entirely. It has been a soulless husk for a long, long time.

[@The1AndOnlyGoldenboy]

If The Simpsons didn't already go into Apu's backstory, and reveal that he is someone that has a doctorate in computer science, that he essentially settled for a job at the Kwik-E-Mart and made his own choices for his own reasons... sure, I could understand being offended. However, all those things happened, and more. Apu is one of the more developed side characters in The Simpsons, so people that get offended that he's "stereotypical" are the same people that give knee-jerk reactions to something they don't like. Apparently doing any bit of research, or even taking 3 minutes to read into a situation beyond what's been spoon-fed to you is asking too much these days.

[@colliric]

Hank, just send the character off with a classic final episode. I want Apu to stay on the show, but if you can't do it anymore, at least send him out with a classic final episode.

[@pottypranks8628]

This is despicable. They're taking joy out of everything.

[@sensitivewhiteboy]

when was the last time you watched the simpsons

[@okok72277]

Despicable is a very very very strong word. It's far from despicable. I don't like it, but shut up

[@voiceofreason2691]

@@okok72277 But they’re ruining The Simpsons. lf you don’t Iike the show, fine, just don’t attack those who do

[@bvigil1888]

Hank you're a coward for retiring the character

[@s6383]

Thank you come again

[@mattjohnson7198]

This sounds more like a detective interviewing a suspect.

[@SarahKazmi-q4v]

I can understand children being made fun of at that time for being indian because of the character so it is good to hear that people want to make responsible tv shows but i think in today's time, people are are more aware and know that not every indian sounds like apu. I also dont think apu's accent was exagerated. alot of indians have that accent in india, it is nothing to be offended about. if a new indian character was introduced, maybe they could characterize him in a way that represents other types of indians

[@ralphpal]

Sarah Kazmi you mean.just normal What is funny about that

[@RPKD88]

You would be surprised how NOT aware people are. Ignorance is prevalent everywhere.

[@kraken138]

I hope the woman who has voiced Bart Simpson since the beginning apologizes to every young white boy she has ever deeply offended and that she is immediately replaced by somebody more suitable for the role.

[@nwonomad]

You do realise the show is over right? Because the world is too sensitive for a comedy cartoon...You can't make this shit up

[@channelNataliCZLP]

So when people want Apu to be dubbed by Indian voice actor.. does that mean that all voice actors should cut their 5ft finger off? You know its really not ok when a voice actor has a 5 fingers and they are voice acting a character that has only 4 fingers.

[@robertkinoy7392]

While Apu is an over the top caricature of an Indian American man, he's also arguably the best adjusted character on The Simpsons. He's a successful small business owner, loving husband, and father to eight brilliant children. This irony is made explicit many times in the show. Satire is dead.

[@Renvaar1989]

I love Apu, I think he's always been a great character on the show and the controversy surprises me, but then I'm not Indian.

[@mutton7891]

I am Indian and I completely agree with you. Bunch of over-sensitive people ruining comedy.

[@saygoodbyetoprivacy]

The people getting offended by Apu aren't Indian either. This is more fabricated outrage by white leftists who want to create another marginalized group that they can champion for ballots. It is cultural marxism. It is tribalism. It is divide and conquer. What we see as one absurd little event, the fake offense over a cartoon character is, in reality, one aspect of a much larger campaign to bring down a country. Great nations don't fall from military conquest, they fall from internal strife, and there is no better way to create internal strife than to break the people down into little tribes who all believe they are being oppressed by the other tribes, and then get the people to turn on each other. This is how the Roman Empire fell, and it is how the United States of America will fall.

[@chadhawksworth9229]

This is not fair, Hank. Cletus is a worst offensive stereotype and you'll keep his voice

[@MunkeyChips]

Because Cletus is "white," he doesn't matter to these offended morons. They focus on the brown character because they say they're _not_ racist... :/

[@chadhawksworth9229]

Another thing that makes this unfair is that Family Guy is filled with offensive stereotypes and their still gonna be on

[@ashwinirde1405]

@Chad Hawksworth Exactly, did the guys who hate apu stop for a second and look at the india episode of family guy. That episode is even worse, family guy was even more savage than the simpsons and yet it's apu who gets the blame.

[@stacie1199]

It’s crazy how society has lost sight of the fact that tv shows are just entertainment. If entertainment is such a huge part of your life that seeing something you don’t like on them causes you pain, then you will benefit greatly from therapy.

[@billythedog763]

lighten-up apu is a successful businessman

[@Ngamotu83]

I'm going to quote Fahrenheit 451 here, because I'm getting sick of the sanitization of media content that does not treat every demographic with kid-gloves. "The people in this book, this play, this TV serial are not meant to represent any actual painters, cartographers, mechanics anywhere. The bigger your market, Montag, the less you handle controversy, remember that!" Can we stop censoring content just because it makes people feel uneasy? It is getting ridiculous. The Simpsons is not meant to represent the real world. That is how one week they can have Mr Burns getting shot by Maggie, but another week acting as if he was never shot by the third Simpsons child. That is how they can make the Halloween episodes, but have those stories be of no consequence to any other episode. And that is the reality of The Simpsons. Each Simpsons episode is in itself a separate universe, which makes the series as a whole unrepresentative of reality. Granted there are times when in one episode they will refer to something that occurred in a previous episode, but those moments are little more than self-satirization through reflection on the series as a whole. Those are moments that poke fun at the fact there is no consistency between episodes; that there is no canon. So to pick apart a particular Simpsons character for misrepresenting a particular demographic, belies the fact The Simpsons as a whole is unrepresentative of the real world. Is Apu a stereotype? Yes. Undoubtedly. But he is a stereotype because he is parodying that stereotype. If there is any problem in terms of an under-representation or misrepresentation of Indians and other South Asians in American media, then the focus should be on casting more South Asians in roles that are not stereotypical. So with respect to the beloved Simpsons character, people need to calm down.

[@mark63424able]

Leave Apu as he is. SJWs go away, and do not _come again._

[@BewareOfMpreg]

sjws fucked my mom

[@voiceofreason2691]

l seriousIy don’t understand why *anybody* wouId be offended by Apu or his accent. l reaIIy don’t

[@igotalife787]

As a Fijian Indian American I’ve never been bothered by Apu. I think that it’s only racist if I took it as racist. Words only hold as much power as the receiver takes it. I grew up with the Simpsons. I love all those characters.

[@Wabajak13]

Kevin Prasad me too man. As someone from the south, I love Cleetus. As someone of Italian descent, I love Big Tony. The Simpsons has given us so many lovable characters.

[@mohammedmustafa9518]

You don't speak for me. Sorry.

[@igotalife787]

Mohammed Mustafa I never said that I speak for everyone.